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Released
  
June 1975

Length
  
40:33

Artist
  
Uriah Heep

Label
  
Bronze Records

Recorded
  
Spring 1975

Return to Fantasy (1975)
  
High and Mighty (1976)

Release date
  
May 1975

Producer
  
Gerry Bron

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Studio
  
Lansdowne Studios and Morgan Studios, London

Genres
  
Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal

Similar
  
Uriah Heep albums, Heavy metal albums

Uriah heep return to fantasy


Return to Fantasy is the eighth studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released in 1975 by Bronze Records in the UK and Warner Bros. Records in the US. It was their first album with John Wetton as the new bassist, and featured singles "Return to Fantasy" and "Prima Donna". The original vinyl release was as a gatefold sleeve, with the lyrics reproduced on the inner liner.

Contents

Reception

Return to Fantasy "retains the musical experimentation that marked Sweet Freedom and Wonderworld, but has an overall harder-rocking feel that makes it more consistent than either one of those albums", said Donald A. Guarisco in his retrospective AllMusic review. He criticized some of the album's "genre-hopping", and concluded, "In the end, Return to Fantasy lacks the coherence of a top-shelf Uriah Heep classic like Demons and Wizards but remains a strong and likable album that is guaranteed to please the group's fans".

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensley and Lee Kerslake, except where noted.

  1. "Return to Fantasy" (Byron, Hensley) — 5:52
  2. "Shady Lady" — 4:46
  3. "Devil's Daughter" — 4:48
  4. "Beautiful Dream" — 4:52
  5. "Prima Donna" — 3:11
  6. "Your Turn to Remember" (Hensley) — 4:22
  7. "Showdown" — 4:17
  8. "Why Did You Go" — 3:53
  9. "A Year or a Day" (Hensley) — 4:22
1996 Bonus Tracks
  1. "Shout It Out" (Ken Hensley) - 3:37
  2. "The Time Will Come" - 4:10
  3. "Beautiful Dream (Demo)" - 5:50
  4. "Return to Fantasy (Single Version for European Release)" (Byron, Hensley) - 3:41
2004 bonus tracks
  1. "Shout It Out" (Ken Hensley) — 3:35
  2. "The Time Will Come" — 4:08
  3. "Prima Donna (Demo)" — 4:06
  4. "Why Did You Go (Demo)" — 5:19
  5. "Showdown (Demo)" — 4:18
  6. "Beautiful Dream (Demo)" — 5:49
  7. "Return to Fantasy (Extended Version)" (Byron, Hensley) — 7:14

Personnel

  • David Byron – Lead vocals
  • Mick Box – Guitar
  • Ken Hensley – Keyboards, synthesizer, guitars, vocals
  • Lee Kerslake – Drums, percussion, vocals
  • John Wetton – Bass guitar, mellotron, vocals

    • The 2004 remastered version by Castle (UK) as SMRCD100, team

  • Remastering – Robert Corich, Mike Brown
  • Assistant remastering – Pavel Salgado
  • Sleeve design/illustration – Dave Filed

    • Songs

    1Return to Fantasy5:52
    2Shady Lady4:48
    3Devil's Daughter4:49

    References

    Return to Fantasy Wikipedia
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